‘Halfway Hats’, love it!! Thanks for sharing the water usage and tracking. Excellent water catcher. In a future video, can you share how you reef the main going downwind.
The elements , to be respected and awe inspiring when they put on a blow with lightning ! It IS SERIOUS and humbling ! And it's OK to be frightened . Thanks for reminding me of the discomforts of the sailing life . Don't take it personal when it kicks you in the pants !
Hi Guys, What a great vid. I love the sailing and seascape iterations, They give such a good view of what sailing is really like. One thing that did strike me. The difference between sailing across the Atlantic now and 4 or 5 years ago. Then it seemed you had to have a big posh boat, loads a dosh and £100,000 pounds worth of navigation equipment. Now is completely different. The most important skill is having the motivation and a good sense of humour. So you too are OK then. It's so good to watch your progress and that even 'de crackers most creamy' are consumed. Good also that you talked about your Patrons.......My best, David
Thanks very much indeed David 😁 we always love to read your messages. It just proves sailing is not for the rich anymore, just the crazy cheese loving 🤣🤣. Technology has come a long way, apps like navionics are game changers, GPS is king. The patrons were so supportive during the crossing. We had several messages a day from them, which was fantastic👍⛵
Loved 'Sugar's monologue about living on the ocean being a different world he wished everyone could experience. So sincere... I have thought about it and am considering it more because of that, Thank You. Again, thanks for all the hard work filming and editing this as well! Great Job!
@@TheSailingBrothers I am going to Europe and the Mediterranean the end of June and doing a short sail over there but an ocean crossing could be the Atlantic or to Hawaii from the US West Coast...
Boys, what time do you call this? My Sunday night was ruined because you posted later than normal! Your video is my late Sunday night treat before I go to sleep, laying in bed, watching your adventures and then sleeping peacefully with my head full of dreams of the ocean. Instead last night, I had to watch some bloke telling me how to cook aubergines, a women demonstrating how to put on make-up and some fella making a tea cosy out of rebar and epoxy. Subsequently, I went to sleep miserable and woke up grumpy and my students are now feeling my wrath and getting extra homework. I love your videos, love sharing your dreams and beg you to post at 3pm GMT (10pm Thai time) so my harmonious Sunday evenings are restored! Best wishes to you both. Keep sailing West. Pacific next ;-)
Hi Martin Not sure what happened there as we always post at 6pm GMT 🤔, don't want your students feeling your wrath!! It's so cool you love to watch our adventures thank you so much 👍😁. We wouldn't want you watching dribble on your Sunday evening, oh no
Very nice my friends, you guys ROCK! And if you haven't already, may I suggest to you a man named Joshua Slocum, the first person to circumnavigate the world solo on a vessel around the same size as yours, decades ago. He has a fantastic story to tell and learn from. Well done to the both of you and may God continue to bless and protect you.
We'll guy's great to see that ya'll finally reached halfway I just love the moral you guys are going to have so much fun when ya'll finally touch land it a great island great place Happy sailing, congratulations 🎊 We'll done 🥂🤙
Thanks Winston ☺️. It was absolutely epic to reach halfway. We really had the time of our lives crossing the Atlantic Ocean. It's great to hear off you 😁👍
Loved the halfway hats (and celebratory pancakes)! The next time my boyfriend and I are making a longish sailing trip, I will definitely make some hats as well.
Well done half way 'away the lads' It's like travelling across space but you have a bit more room but like space travel you can't just stop and pop in a shop. unlike any other travel on the plant. Did you not have the urge to learn celestial navigation just for the hell of it and for something to do. The best site on youtube if not the whole of TV . Its like when I was a kid in the 60s waiting for the next episode of thunderbirds. Good luck and fare winds
Hay Geoff It is a little like space, seems never ending, no cheese shops out there. Luke was only talking about that on the crossing 🤔 Best thing on the box that's so kind 😁⛵🙏
Funnily enough I didn't get to watch this when you released it so today happens to be a) St David's Day and b) Shrove Tuesday. So I made Welsh Cakes this afternoon, and then sat down to watch you making pancakes just after I made and enjoyed some too. Cheers!
You two are brilliant guys what a life you got freedom out at sea cooking just fantastic were are you both know and will you be making lots of recordings when you leave to come home just love watching you sail when you out in the middle of nowhere
Thanks so much Jay 👊 It is a fantastic adventure life we are very blessed. Hopefully we will get to sail around the world and share the adventures with you 😁
I’ve been following your journeys around the UK, and now across the Atlantic. There is one thing that really strikes me about your videos and I really commend you for it. When you are scared, you say so. When you are anxious you say so. When you are happy you let us know. It’s really refreshing to hear two adult males express their emotions like that, and get on with things anyway, testing their resolve. Thank you.
That is one Fantastic Water collecting idea I have seen Adam, Brilliant. Your remote Mid Atlantic Position = Water Water everywhere but non to drink is so true making your fresh water idea even more relevant. I'm making a hat & pancakes to celebrate your Halfway achievement, So Very Well Done to you Guys, that is quite an achievement.
Thank you so much for your message Chris 👍. Surrounded by undrinkable water can be torture if you run low, making the collection device worked a treat. Hay and pancakes, go Chris!! 😁😁
Nice documentary about life on the Atlantic! Thunderstorms are really scary at sea, you feel helpless, and there is nowhere to hide...! Well done, and thorough checking 😎
Another great video guys, love the hats. Have been drinking to much sea water :) :) Cant believe you don't have more subscribers, your creating you tube gold, love it. Good luck with the crossing.
We must have consumed some salt water as we were slowly losing our minds 🤣🤣 it would be lovely to have lots more subscribers but we are very happy with the ones we have ⛵
Great vid guys - well done. I was a Deck Officer in the Merchant Navy back in the day and I simply loved being on the Bridge wing in mid ocean at night. It’s a shame that you can’t convey on your vids the sheer enormity of the night sky mid ocean and the ability to see the constellations without light pollution. Having said that, what a luxury I had with a personal cabin bigger than the size of Atlas in its entirety and the stability of 50,00- tonnes beneath me. I think you are having the best experiences of your lives at absolutely the right age to appreciate them.
Hi Tony. If only we had a camera that could pick up the stars at night. The sky is incredibly littered with thousands of stars, it's amazing. When the going gets uncomfortable it would be lovely to big be in a big stable craft 😁 thank you so much for your comments ⛵👍
Fantastic video as always . Great way to collect some water . You must surely be inspiring other people to take up sailing . I thought you would see more birds or ocean creatures than you have . Well done lads can’t wait for the one xx
It's amazing how much water we could collect off the canvas. We have chatted to quite a few subscribers who have taken up sailing now, inspired by us, which is incredible. There's not much out there in the middle of the ocean apart from fish. Part 3 coming soon 😜👍
Regarding the cooker (Flavel B700C) same as in my Nicholson 31. I also had to replace the original one. Obviously you must get one which fits in its space. Luckily there lots of identical ones advertised in eBay. The best ones come from caravans, so no rust.
We have to replace hours very soon it's hanging on for dear life!! We will have a look when we are in the States, be cheaper to get one from a caravan that fits the space. Nicholson 31 nice boat ⛵
Ok lads by the time you read this you should be in the garage. Great bars gorgeous gals enjoy a well deserved time so good in fact see you in ten yrs!!! Cheers n beers Marty Australia
Hi Adam & Hi Luke, I titled this episode, "Things to do when half way across an ocean." It was very encouraging seeing you carry out basic checks on the standing rigging, and not forgetting the hidden fixings on the Furlex. A brilliant water catchment system, it's so amazing how much can be quickly collected isn't it, As for the H W Hs, 🤣🤣🤣 had me cracking up again......Thanx again for sharing your videos with us. Kind Regards, Barnacle Bern SY Cadbri SW Wales. 😎
Hay Bern👋 Thank you so much for your positive comments, we always love to read your messages 😎. It's good practice to check the riggin before a potential blow. It is truly amazing how much water the main and can collect, it was like turning on a tap. Freshest water we have ever tasted after we rinsed off the main. I think we had way too much time on our hands making halfway hats and pancakes 😂😂🤣🤣. Cheers Bern 👋
Brilliant part 2 episode and scary to see Adam the burn on your leg and how that could have gone very wrong 🥺 but loved the Half way hats, and pancakes, great to celebrate achievements and liked how you log water usage too, lots of great tips thank you. Stay safe and really well done awesome 😎👏🏻👊🏻 ⛵️
Super happy you enjoyed part 2 Vicki👍. Luckily just a rope burn could have been so much worse being dragged overboard 😲 the halfway hats and pancakes were a great laugh and mood lifter. Best keep an eye on the water usage. Could have been becalmed for weeks out there 🙄😁⛵👍
Maybe you should patent that water collection device you would make a mint. And why no 'check rigging' hats ! On a serious note how does the battery fair on your Samsung Tab running navonics ? Great video guys 👍😊
We could be millionaires Andrew 🌟 check rigging hats, missed a trick there!! The tablets do ok but after time the battery loses its punch. Cheaper than a chartplotter 😁
Brilliant episode guys. So much going on, loving the half way hats and the quality of the ships biscuits/crackers. Very good water catching device, did the water taste of salt at all? The Rival barrels along in a good breeze, perfect. Next stop Martinique! Cheers Andy UK
Thanks Andy👍 The halfway hats and pancakes were such a good laugh to film, it was a real shame about the bad crackers. We let the sails rinse off a little before collecting then fresh as a daisy. Rivals are perfect offshore cruising yachts!! 😎⛵
Love the Hats and congratulations, and we’ll done on the pancakes. I am putting 4 down as the difficulties of cooking at sea. My minimum is 15 and that’s usually because I don’t do enough batter. I have been known to have just under 30. Great innovation with the water maker, a bit cheap than an electric one. Enjoy
30 wow that's a lot!! The water catcher is a lot cheaper than a water maker. It would be nice to have one but they use quite a lot of electric and are very bulky
Some great shoots of the boat gentleman, good to see your enjoying your journey, your video certainly empathises just how big the Atlantic truly is. 👍🏻👍🏻
Great stuff lads. Your adventures are so inspirational to many of us armchair sailors. You both make it look so easy with your commentary of the things you do. I’m so looking forward to the next episode. Fair winds to you both.
A great episode as usual guys. Re your rainwater collection; I'm sure I Saw a sailing video where they used a square of tarpaulin or canvas that had a hole with a wideish pipe in the middle that fed straight into the filler cap.
Thanks Phed ⛵😁. We did think about ringing some sort of system up where rainwater would collect directly into the filler cap. However this is not possible due to the location of our filler cap.
Another great episode lads, If you weren’t crazy(in a good way) when you left Wales, you sure are now LOL, You’ve got to have a laugh, The halfway hats were awesome, I had a right giggle 😂
Thank you, it was safe enough to drink straight away without boiling, it was the freshest water you could ever drink, tasted funny and at the start as it had no chemicals in it
Hi Adam and Luke. Well done. Have you got radar? Do you use your radar to spot the squalls (the rain) at night? Time for a nice fresh water shower on deck! It’s a wonderful life getting so close to nature, seeing the sun rise and set every day and so many stars in the night sky.
Hello Richard, yes we do have radar which we use now and again to spot squals at night. Collecting freshwater and see is you such satisfaction. It's wonderful to be at one with nature 😁
Congratulations on getting half-way. My wife's book is a good read, published by Austin Macauley of New York, literally a fictional story of sailing and adventure: "Seychelle and the Cannabis Yachties". It is very entertaining, hoping you will give it a read.
It's difficult to protect your boat from lightning strikes John. You can put all your electrical items into the oven in an electrical storm to protect them. You could attach a wire from the standing rigging straight into the water
Hmmm , just a heads up here guys , hope ya get it . I once watched a video , made during a transatlantic crossing , by the then famous Don Street , author and lifelong sailor , aboard his 44ft engineless cruising yawl , Iolaire . In that film , don made reference to a rig check he used to make . Rather comical at the time (i was only 14-15) , but he used to lie on his back , and study the rig aloft with , a pair of binoculars . Maybe something to think about eh . And errr , yeah , reckon you do have a bit too much time , making hats indeed ! . Lol , Fair play mate . Better time spent with the water system though , good job .
@@TheSailingBrothers Good job too , guy's . I've never done a transat , doubt i ever will , but i do lark about a lot , and it's the larking about that keeps ya going , keep it up .
@@MrBernie101 Oh really . Well to me , it's a serious subject , so with it being made by someone who crossed the pond several times , and so easy to do . I thought i'd pass it along , as no one else has in the comments . Thanks anyway Bernie .
Really enjoying your episodes
Thanks Alexandra 🤙
These lads completely replenished their water supply at sea with no watermaker. Brilliant.
Got to do what you've got to do! Who needs a water maker ⛵
‘Halfway Hats’, love it!! Thanks for sharing the water usage and tracking. Excellent water catcher. In a future video, can you share how you reef the main going downwind.
Halfway Hats, we had a right giggle 🤣. We can show how we reef main sail no probs Ray. Glad you liked the content ⛵
Great achievement, I love the ups and downs of the trip. The closest humans to you out there were on the International Space Station :)
Thanks billy 👍. The space station was our only friend out there 😁. Amazing
Water catchment was very resourceful. Hats and pancakes, you boys know how to celebrate!
It's amazing how much water you can collect from the canvas. Hats some pancakes, we are spoilt 🤣🤣
The elements , to be respected and awe inspiring when they put on a blow with lightning ! It IS SERIOUS and humbling ! And it's OK to be frightened . Thanks for reminding me of the discomforts of the sailing life . Don't take it personal when it kicks you in the pants !
Very well said John! Thanks for taking the time to leave your comments, we really appreciate them 👍😁
Hi Guys, What a great vid. I love the sailing and seascape iterations, They give such a good view of what sailing is really like. One thing that did strike me. The difference between sailing across the Atlantic now and 4 or 5 years ago. Then it seemed you had to have a big posh boat, loads a dosh and £100,000 pounds worth of navigation equipment. Now is completely different. The most important skill is having the motivation and a good sense of humour. So you too are OK then. It's so good to watch your progress and that even 'de crackers most creamy' are consumed. Good also that you talked about your Patrons.......My best, David
Thanks very much indeed David 😁 we always love to read your messages. It just proves sailing is not for the rich anymore, just the crazy cheese loving 🤣🤣. Technology has come a long way, apps like navionics are game changers, GPS is king. The patrons were so supportive during the crossing. We had several messages a day from them, which was fantastic👍⛵
Thanks Guys, your so kind, really enjoy following you. David
Loved 'Sugar's monologue about living on the ocean being a different world he wished everyone could experience. So sincere... I have thought about it and am considering it more because of that, Thank You. Again, thanks for all the hard work filming and editing this as well! Great Job!
It really does open up another world the out there in the middle of the ocean. I've guessing your considering crossing the Atlantic 👊
@@TheSailingBrothers I am going to Europe and the Mediterranean the end of June and doing a short sail over there but an ocean crossing could be the Atlantic or to Hawaii from the US West Coast...
First its the Beatles and now you its overwhelming!!!
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Hats and pancakes, all you needed was cheese! Congrats guys!
Yes precious cheese, which we ran out of 😲
Boys, what time do you call this? My Sunday night was ruined because you posted later than normal! Your video is my late Sunday night treat before I go to sleep, laying in bed, watching your adventures and then sleeping peacefully with my head full of dreams of the ocean.
Instead last night, I had to watch some bloke telling me how to cook aubergines, a women demonstrating how to put on make-up and some fella making a tea cosy out of rebar and epoxy. Subsequently, I went to sleep miserable and woke up grumpy and my students are now feeling my wrath and getting extra homework.
I love your videos, love sharing your dreams and beg you to post at 3pm GMT (10pm Thai time) so my harmonious Sunday evenings are restored!
Best wishes to you both. Keep sailing West. Pacific next ;-)
Hi Martin
Not sure what happened there as we always post at 6pm GMT 🤔, don't want your students feeling your wrath!! It's so cool you love to watch our adventures thank you so much 👍😁. We wouldn't want you watching dribble on your Sunday evening, oh no
Say hi to Seadog when you catch up!!!
We are trying to catch him up
Well done with water maker , love the hats 👍 great video , love footage of the bow cutting through the water
Cheers Wayne. Thanks for your positive comments 👊
Very nice my friends, you guys ROCK! And if you haven't already, may I suggest to you a man named Joshua Slocum, the first person to circumnavigate the world solo on a vessel around the same size as yours, decades ago. He has a fantastic story to tell and learn from. Well done to the both of you and may God continue to bless and protect you.
Thank you so much for your fantastic comments James. Heard a lot about Slocum bloody legend!! God bless 😇
Love the hats!! 😂😂👍👍⛵⛵
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We'll guy's great to see that ya'll finally reached halfway I just love the moral you guys are going to have so much fun when ya'll finally touch land it a great island great place Happy sailing, congratulations 🎊 We'll done 🥂🤙
Thanks Winston ☺️. It was absolutely epic to reach halfway. We really had the time of our lives crossing the Atlantic Ocean. It's great to hear off you 😁👍
Nice to see you checking your standing rigging 👍
Best be prepared Brennig 👍
Loved the halfway hats (and celebratory pancakes)! The next time my boyfriend and I are making a longish sailing trip, I will definitely make some hats as well.
Wherein the halfway hats was a great laugh. Don't forget to make those pancakes as well 😁
Excellent video gentleman. I hope your trip to South Pacific is going well! God bless you!
Thanks so much Wayne
The trip across the Pacific went very well 👍
Well done boys, the Caribbean won’t know what hit them when the Barry brothers role in! Wales are watching you! Happy St Davids day!
The Caribbean has had one hell of a shock with the Barry boys turning it 🤣🤣. Happy Saint David's Day Derryn 👍
Brilliant water collector!🤓👍🏻 Really scary with that spinnaker rope incident.. 😵💫
It's amazing how much water it collects 😁
@@TheSailingBrothers Very nice!
Well done half way 'away the lads'
It's like travelling across space but you have a bit more room but like space travel you can't just stop and pop in a shop. unlike any other travel on the plant.
Did you not have the urge to learn celestial navigation just for the hell of it and for something to do.
The best site on youtube if not the whole of TV . Its like when I was a kid in the 60s waiting for the next episode of thunderbirds. Good luck and fare winds
Hay Geoff
It is a little like space, seems never ending, no cheese shops out there. Luke was only talking about that on the crossing 🤔 Best thing on the box that's so kind 😁⛵🙏
Funnily enough I didn't get to watch this when you released it so today happens to be a) St David's Day and b) Shrove Tuesday. So I made Welsh Cakes this afternoon, and then sat down to watch you making pancakes just after I made and enjoyed some too. Cheers!
It's quite ironic we were making pancakes and it's shrove Tuesday. I absolutely adore Welsh cakes, delicious. We miss our mum's rock cakes 😜
Proper Sailors 🌊⛵️😎
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Well done boys!
Cheers 👋⛵
You two are brilliant guys what a life you got freedom out at sea cooking just fantastic were are you both know and will you be making lots of recordings when you leave to come home just love watching you sail when you out in the middle of nowhere
Thanks so much Jay 👊
It is a fantastic adventure life we are very blessed. Hopefully we will get to sail around the world and share the adventures with you 😁
Great admiration for you both being at the mercy of the weather must be pretty scary at times, loved the hats 👍🏴
It does make you feel a little anxious. If bad weather comes there's nothing you can do but ride it out ⛵😁👍
another great vlog boys, love the halfway hats (you pair of nutters lol ), hope the tuna tasted ok, , take care and stay safe,
Hello Brian. Halfway hats were a great laugh. I think you have to be slightly mad to cross an ocean 🤣🤣 the tuner tasted delicious
I’ve been following your journeys around the UK, and now across the Atlantic. There is one thing that really strikes me about your videos and I really commend you for it. When you are scared, you say so. When you are anxious you say so. When you are happy you let us know. It’s really refreshing to hear two adult males express their emotions like that, and get on with things anyway, testing their resolve. Thank you.
Thank you so much for your lovely comments Greg, we really appreciate it!! ⛵😁👍
Halfway hats and 🥞, love it!!! 😛. You have to celebrate 🎉 whatever achievement you make big or small. Well done chaps and enjoying your videos. 🐟
Everyone has got a have halfway hats and pancakes for making half way 🤣 super glad you are enjoying the videos Richard 😉
Heroes !!
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you guys are truly amazing
Thank you so much 👋😁⛵
Your smiles said it all (and the hats - awesome) - Well done!!!
Thanks Sailinglatis ⛵😁
That is one Fantastic Water collecting idea I have seen Adam, Brilliant. Your remote Mid Atlantic Position = Water Water everywhere but non to drink is so true making your fresh water idea even more relevant. I'm making a hat & pancakes to celebrate your Halfway achievement, So Very Well Done to you Guys, that is quite an achievement.
Thank you so much for your message Chris 👍. Surrounded by undrinkable water can be torture if you run low, making the collection device worked a treat. Hay and pancakes, go Chris!! 😁😁
Double Delicious!!!
Nice documentary about life on the Atlantic! Thunderstorms are really scary at sea, you feel helpless, and there is nowhere to hide...! Well done, and thorough checking 😎
Thanks Bruce 👍
If a thunderstorm passes directly overhead there's nothing you can do but pray you don't get hit by lightning, scary stuff
Another great video guys, love the hats. Have been drinking to much sea water :) :) Cant believe you don't have more subscribers, your creating you tube gold, love it. Good luck with the crossing.
We must have consumed some salt water as we were slowly losing our minds 🤣🤣 it would be lovely to have lots more subscribers but we are very happy with the ones we have ⛵
Delicious!!!
It was!
Great video!
Cheers Louis
Hi guys !!! from the USA it is so hard to see you all at night. Do you have any red lights for at night? that would help and smart water catchment !
Greetings to the USA! We have red lights on our head torches, but they're not that great. Going to invest in some better lights ⛵😁
Simply beautiful these Halfway Hats! What happened to the tuna? Did they see the frying Pan? Greetings from Germany.
Greetings to Germany 👋 the tuna was absolutely delicious, so fresh. We had a lot of time on our hands so we made halfway hats 🤣🤣
Well done lads ,halfway and getting the sea miles behind you great video again fair winds and calm seas
Thanks John. Really appreciate your comments 👍
Sheesh close call be careful SB crew!! Safe sailing!! Great episode!!
I wonder how many comments you have left over the past year, hundreds, love it !!!
@@TheSailingBrothers just trying to help out plus you guys are pretty cool and have a great outlook on life so hey win win 👍👍👌👌😀😀
Love the videos guys. Love them. Very inspiring! 👋
Thanks very much ❤️. Hopefully we can keep making content forever
Great vid guys - well done. I was a Deck Officer in the Merchant Navy back in the day and I simply loved being on the Bridge wing in mid ocean at night. It’s a shame that you can’t convey on your vids the sheer enormity of the night sky mid ocean and the ability to see the constellations without light pollution. Having said that, what a luxury I had with a personal cabin bigger than the size of Atlas in its entirety and the stability of 50,00- tonnes beneath me. I think you are having the best experiences of your lives at absolutely the right age to appreciate them.
Hi Tony. If only we had a camera that could pick up the stars at night. The sky is incredibly littered with thousands of stars, it's amazing. When the going gets uncomfortable it would be lovely to big be in a big stable craft 😁 thank you so much for your comments ⛵👍
great job,, cheers
Thanks 👍
Great video guys well done . Good crossing guide educational tips for other's . Nothing like it on TH-cam well done . Regards from Antigua 🇦🇬
Hello to Antigua 😁.
Thanks so much for your positive comments Mark ⛵
Congrats on getting past the half way point!! Awesome job guys!! 👍👍👏👏🎉🎉⛵⛵😃😃😎😎
It was an amazing feeling 😁, downhill from there ⛵👍
Fantastic video as always . Great way to collect some water . You must surely be inspiring other people to take up sailing . I thought you would see more birds or ocean creatures than you have . Well done lads can’t wait for the one xx
It's amazing how much water we could collect off the canvas. We have chatted to quite a few subscribers who have taken up sailing now, inspired by us, which is incredible. There's not much out there in the middle of the ocean apart from fish. Part 3 coming soon 😜👍
Just another great vid comment,my Sunday night sailing fix,cheers....bet those water maker sales plummeted
Bringing sunday nights alive Daffyd. Who needs a water maker??
Thanks as always for sharing this great adventure . Love your honesty .
Thank you for watching and leaving a comment Christine 😁
Love the hats 🤣
Amazing achievement guys well done 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thanks for the match Chris ⛵
I am learning so much about long passage sailing, massive diolch x
It's a pleasure, really glad you are watching 😁👍⛵
It's a pleasure, really glad you are watching 😁👍⛵
You’re just the tonic in this crazy world ! great to see so many aspects of your day to day life on board for this trip. 🙏👌
Thanks very much, seems like a crazy world with Putin, war, there's just no point 😒, glad you're enjoying the videos 😊
Regarding the cooker (Flavel B700C) same as in my Nicholson 31. I also had to replace the original one. Obviously you must get one which fits in its space. Luckily there lots of identical ones advertised in eBay. The best ones come from caravans, so no rust.
We have to replace hours very soon it's hanging on for dear life!! We will have a look when we are in the States, be cheaper to get one from a caravan that fits the space. Nicholson 31 nice boat ⛵
Gudwon . Awesome stuff . Brings back good memories for me.
Perfect 👌😁
Love the videos guys the hats made it along with pancakes.. Safe passage fairwinds and following seas ⛵🇧🇲🧀🧀
Cheers Richard ⛵😁. We had way too much time on our hands 😂😂😂
@@TheSailingBrothers that's a Good thing about sailing along passage.⛵🎶🎵🧀
Ok lads by the time you read this you should be in the garage. Great bars gorgeous gals enjoy a well deserved time so good in fact see you in ten yrs!!! Cheers n beers Marty Australia
To right we are Marty😁😁. Having the time of our lives out here!! Hopefully we will be in Australia sometime summer 2023
@@TheSailingBrothersgood onya !
Hi Adam & Hi Luke, I titled this episode, "Things to do when half way across an ocean." It was very encouraging seeing you carry out basic checks on the standing rigging, and not forgetting the hidden fixings on the Furlex. A brilliant water catchment system, it's so amazing how much can be quickly collected isn't it, As for the H W Hs, 🤣🤣🤣 had me cracking up again......Thanx again for sharing your videos with us. Kind Regards, Barnacle Bern SY Cadbri SW Wales. 😎
Hay Bern👋
Thank you so much for your positive comments, we always love to read your messages 😎. It's good practice to check the riggin before a potential blow. It is truly amazing how much water the main and can collect, it was like turning on a tap. Freshest water we have ever tasted after we rinsed off the main. I think we had way too much time on our hands making halfway hats and pancakes 😂😂🤣🤣. Cheers Bern 👋
Great video! Did you unplug all your antennae while the lightning was around? Where did Hellboy come from at 27:23? 🙂
Yes we did just in case
With your rain catcher you want to let the rain was the salt off the sail before linking it up to the container.
Yes we rinse the sail before collecting, wash off the salt water
Brilliant part 2 episode and scary to see Adam the burn on your leg and how that could have gone very wrong 🥺 but loved the Half way hats, and pancakes, great to celebrate achievements and liked how you log water usage too, lots of great tips thank you. Stay safe and really well done awesome 😎👏🏻👊🏻 ⛵️
Super happy you enjoyed part 2 Vicki👍. Luckily just a rope burn could have been so much worse being dragged overboard 😲 the halfway hats and pancakes were a great laugh and mood lifter. Best keep an eye on the water usage. Could have been becalmed for weeks out there 🙄😁⛵👍
Middle of the pond,what a cracking place to be. Squalls can be damn unnerving at times but you guys handled them well.
Thanks Craig 👍
A squall in the middle of the ocean can be pretty scary 🙄
Maybe you should patent that water collection device you would make a mint. And why no 'check rigging' hats ! On a serious note how does the battery fair on your Samsung Tab running navonics ? Great video guys 👍😊
We could be millionaires Andrew 🌟 check rigging hats, missed a trick there!! The tablets do ok but after time the battery loses its punch. Cheaper than a chartplotter 😁
Brilliant episode guys. So much going on, loving the half way hats and the quality of the ships biscuits/crackers. Very good water catching device, did the water taste of salt at all? The Rival barrels along in a good breeze, perfect. Next stop Martinique! Cheers Andy UK
Thanks Andy👍
The halfway hats and pancakes were such a good laugh to film, it was a real shame about the bad crackers. We let the sails rinse off a little before collecting then fresh as a daisy. Rivals are perfect offshore cruising yachts!! 😎⛵
Another great video boys absolutely brilliant , keep enjoying the travels 🏴🏴
🏴 it's always a pleasure 👍🏴
Love the Hats and congratulations, and we’ll done on the pancakes. I am putting 4 down as the difficulties of cooking at sea. My minimum is 15 and that’s usually because I don’t do enough batter. I have been known to have just under 30. Great innovation with the water maker, a bit cheap than an electric one. Enjoy
30 wow that's a lot!! The water catcher is a lot cheaper than a water maker. It would be nice to have one but they use quite a lot of electric and are very bulky
Some great shoots of the boat gentleman, good to see your enjoying your journey, your video certainly empathises just how big the Atlantic truly is. 👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks Andy👍 the crossing was absolutely epic. The ocean is so vast!
WELL done lads Im loving this .B safe
Thanks Peter😎
Great stuff again guys 👍🏼
Thanks Dave 👍
Homeward bound guys great stuff ATB
John
Thanks John ⛵
Great stuff lads. Your adventures are so inspirational to many of us armchair sailors. You both make it look so easy with your commentary of the things you do. I’m so looking forward to the next episode. Fair winds to you both.
Thank you so much for your fantastic comments Chris. It's an absolute pleasure to share our adventures! ⛵😁
Another cracking video guys, atlas is doing you proud, love the improvised rain catcher
She really does look after us Philip. The rain catcher work to treat 😁
Watch that split pin on the starboard side it could rip your leg open, love your videos stay safe.
Just sorted that out Paul, cheers buddy 👍
Another brilliant video guys. Wonderful. Thankyou
Awesome, thank you very much 😁😎👍
Very cool - thank you :)
It's a pleasure thank you for watching 😁
A great episode as usual guys. Re your rainwater collection; I'm sure I Saw a sailing video where they used a square of tarpaulin or canvas that had a hole with a wideish pipe in the middle that fed straight into the filler cap.
Thanks Phed ⛵😁. We did think about ringing some sort of system up where rainwater would collect directly into the filler cap. However this is not possible due to the location of our filler cap.
great video as always guys nice tuna yum think i would go cream crackers crossing a ocean haha wishing i was on your side of the world right now🙃
Thanks a lot Eddie
The tuna was absolutely delicious 😋. Anyone can cross an Ocean, even you!
Another great episode lads,
If you weren’t crazy(in a good way) when you left Wales, you sure are now LOL,
You’ve got to have a laugh,
The halfway hats were awesome, I had a right giggle 😂
Thanks Martin 😂😂
I think we have always been crazy but never filmed it 🤣🤣
Now we are crazy for all the world to see 😁👍
Well done lads, keep it up.
Thanks Mike ⛵
Very clever idea with collecting water...do you boil it before you drink or is it safe enough to consume with out boiling.
Thank you, it was safe enough to drink straight away without boiling, it was the freshest water you could ever drink, tasted funny and at the start as it had no chemicals in it
I'm betting your make it to Martinique!
Fair winds.
Cheers Romeo 😁
Hi Adam and Luke. Well done. Have you got radar? Do you use your radar to spot the squalls (the rain) at night? Time for a nice fresh water shower on deck! It’s a wonderful life getting so close to nature, seeing the sun rise and set every day and so many stars in the night sky.
Hello Richard, yes we do have radar which we use now and again to spot squals at night. Collecting freshwater and see is you such satisfaction. It's wonderful to be at one with nature 😁
Brilliant episode 👍🏻love the water catcher idea how many litres does your main tank hold ? Also loved the maintenance walkthrough 👍🏻
Our main water bag holds around 100 L. We have 13 small water bags, 25L drums and 10 L containers. Glad you like the episode Daniel 👍
next time it rains, let the rain wash the salt off the main and boom, before collecting water
Yeah we did. The sails were very salty. Cheers Jamsie
Congratulations on getting half-way. My wife's book is a good read, published by Austin Macauley of New York, literally a fictional story of sailing and adventure: "Seychelle and the Cannabis Yachties". It is very entertaining, hoping you will give it a read.
Thank you very much 👍😁. We will keep an eye out for that book, sounds really interesting 👍
Awww, man I want to do this, 😒
Anyone can do it! If you ever get the chance go forward ⛵
Awesome lads, as always…I forget, what boat is she?
Thanks very much, She is a Rival 34
Brilliant , loving it .
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Just lovely. Well done guys, and so glad that spinny sheet incident wasn’t worse. Did the isolation ever get to you?
Thanks Graham 👍
Could have been very much worse.
Got a little bit annecy at the end, running out of games and books
D you see much in the way of fish, whales, anything else?
Mahi-mahi, flying fish and tuna and a small squid 🐙 on deck one morning. No whales 🙄
brilliant well done
Thanks Jamie ⛵
I feel your pain with the disappointing crackers - not like you could pop out to the shops to get some proper ones, is it?
There are designated cracker shops mid Atlantic, could have popped in😁
A different world indeed. How do you protect your boat from lighting strikes? I assume a conductor away from critical components?
It's difficult to protect your boat from lightning strikes John. You can put all your electrical items into the oven in an electrical storm to protect them. You could attach a wire from the standing rigging straight into the water
Does the rainwater runoff pick up salt from the sail. Thank for the maintenance tour
We let the sail rinse off first otherwise the water we collect will be salty 🤮
@@TheSailingBrothers Thanks for this, it is such a clever thing to do and a really useful tip to share.
Hmmm , just a heads up here guys , hope ya get it . I once watched a video , made during a transatlantic crossing , by the then famous Don Street , author and lifelong sailor , aboard his 44ft engineless cruising yawl , Iolaire . In that film , don made reference to a rig check he used to make . Rather comical at the time (i was only 14-15) , but he used to lie on his back , and study the rig aloft with , a pair of binoculars . Maybe something to think about eh .
And errr , yeah , reckon you do have a bit too much time , making hats indeed ! . Lol , Fair play mate . Better time spent with the water system though , good job .
Quite a lot of us sailors do this Mickey. 👍 Barnacle Bern 😎
Thanks Mickey for the information 👍. We did have a lot of time on our hands, it was a laugh to celebrate halfway
@@TheSailingBrothers Good job too , guy's . I've never done a transat , doubt i ever will , but i do lark about a lot , and it's the larking about that keeps ya going , keep it up .
@@MrBernie101 Oh really . Well to me , it's a serious subject , so with it being made by someone who crossed the pond several times , and so easy to do . I thought i'd pass it along , as no one else has in the comments . Thanks anyway Bernie .
Keep up the the good spirits not long to go lads enjoy it 💪💪💦
Thanks Darran ⛵😁👍
Where can we get a SB t-shirt?
We haven't got a merch store yet. Maybe in the near future 😁
Keep Cassiopeia to starboard of the mast.
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Why Martinique and not Antigua?
Because our EE internet and mobile phones will work in martinique